Fajardo, Puerto Rico

About Fajardo

Fajardo, PR is a storied little place located in eastern Puerto Rico.

Fajardo holds the status of a zona urbana — the urban heart of its Puerto Rico municipio. The community covers 8.14 square miles.

📰 Fajardo News Today

• Coast Guard rescues 2 people stranded at the bottom of a shoreside cliff in Fajardo, Puerto Rico United States Coast Guard News (.mil) · Mar 23
• Fajardo Native Recognized as Airwing Warfighter of the Week aboard USS George Washington DVIDS · Jul 10
• Add Puerto Rico's east coast to your San Juan trip for white-sand beaches, a rainforest, and a glowing bay Yahoo Creators · Aug 2
• Pardon my rage: Puerto Rico is not your playground The Bowdoin Orient · Apr 3
• Fajardo Air Quality Index (AQI) and Puerto Rico Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 27

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Fajardo Unique

• The only place in America named Fajardo — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in eastern Puerto Rico, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Puerto Rico — one of 292 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Fajardo

• Buldak Pop — ramen
• Cenote — mexican
• Heeretea — brunch
• Las Casitas — caribbean
• Metropol
• Mi Casita BBQ
• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Punto Latino Restaurant
• Taqueria Mia by Cat — mexican
• William's Pizza — pizza

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Fajardo

• Corredor Ecológico del Noreste · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Parque Julio Gotay Sánchez reviews ★
• Plaza Antonio Romero Barceló reviews ★
• Villa Fajardo 1 Pasific Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Fajardo

• ANA DELIA FLORES SANTANA
• ANTONIO VALERO BERNABE
• BERTA ZALDUONDO
• DR. SANTIAGO VEVE CALZADA
• GABINO SOTO
• INES ENCARNACION
• JOSEFINA FERRERO
• MARIA I. DONES
• RAMON QUINONES PACHECO
• ROSA PASCUAL PARIS

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Caribbean Medical Center · 24/7 ER
• Centro Medico Del Noreste · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Fajardo

🏘️ Nearby Communities